<p>Underscoring theskyrocketing growth of WhatsApp, a new report says the popular messaging app has generated more messages than all the mobile operators combined in any country, including the U.S. and China.</p><p>It also underscores the challenge wireless carriers face from the rise of messaging apps that also include Facebook Messenger, Line, MessageMe and Viber.</p><p>Consumer embrace of these free orlow-cost services, especially among younger users, points to less reliance on SMS text-messaging, long a cash cow for carriers. Consider that WhatsApp is now processing 27 billion messages a dayacross its global user base of 200 million.</p><p>"For a significantly small fraction of the cost, WhatsApp moves around more messages than every single telecom operator on the planet,"wrote telecom consultant Chetan Sharma, in his first-quarter report on the worldwide mobile market.</p><p><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/202969/whatsapp-messaging-outpacing-carriers-sms-activit.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.telecomlead.com/smart-phone/18-34-year-olds-heaviest-users-of-messaging-analysys-mason-57992/">1834 year olds heaviest users of messaging: Analysys Mason</a> (Telecom Lead)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dtVpvC83sMygkFMn6LGvFCtzYbEtM&ned=us">4 additional articles.</a></p>